Job Description

The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Telecommunications, fibre provisioning, an ISP, Water and Electricity Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management and related activities.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Legal Advisor to join our Legal Department based in Claremont, Cape Town.
The various divisions that you will be involved with are inclusive of:

• Faircape Property Management Services
• Faircape Commercial Leasing
• Faircape Sales and Leasing
• Faircape Financial Services
• Water Utility Management
• CCTV Technologies
• Faircape Laundry
• Faircom
• Inpower

To read more about the above mentioned divisions please click here: https://faircape.co.za/
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with the CEO to understand the Group’s strategy and to identify potential risks or issues;
• Assist in documenting policies and processes to ensure the effective operation of the Group;
• Responsible for identifying legal risk and compliance and ensuring that same is implemented and managed effectively;
• Taking instructions and drafting lease agreement, addenda cession and assignment of leases, renewal of lease agreement, etc.;
• Participate in lease negotiations. Managing tenants arrears, litigation process, settlement proposal and collection of arrears;
• Drafting and reviewing of commercial property contracts within the Group
• Manage the execution of purchase and sale agreements including the transfer of residential / sectional title and commercial properties.
• Draft and review legal agreements.
• Preparation of legal advice based on sound legal research;
• Liaising with Attorneys on all legal matters, including conveyancing;
• Drafting of Fibre Installation and other IT based agreements (ie. High Site Agreements), Shareholders Agreements, Service Level Agreements and other relevant agreements required;
• Amending / improving existing agreements to ensure they are compliant and up-to-date with latest laws and operational requirements;
• Managing tenant arrears and / or collections including issuance of letters of demand, drafting or summons/rent interdict and execution thereof.
• Managing litigation processes, settlement proposals, High Court work including briefing Advocates and Attorneys and closely managing the Group and it’s client’s extensive portfolio of debt collection.
• Remain abreast of all changes in the legal, tax and corporate governance in South Africa and internationally.
• Provide technical input on proposed changes to legislation ie. Community Schemes Ombud Service Act regulations.
• Advise management of changes in legislation and implementation of same;
• Vetting of marketing material and external communications (including website and disclaimers)
• Attending the Masters office, Deeds office, CSOS, CCMA, City of Cape Town if required
• Completing jotforms after agreements signed to ensure accounts bill correctly
• Scanning, saving docs to google drive and entering salient points on tracking sheet
• Ensuring agreements are signed and tracked through to completion.
• Uploading links to all signed agreements to Legal Library
• Revising templates and updating version control.

Requirements
Qualifications

• LLB degree
• Admitted attorney
• Qualified Conveyancer advantageous

Experience and knowledge

• 3+ years similar experience within a law firm or corporate environment
• Conveyancing / Property experience advantageous
• Commercial drafting experience beneficial

Skills and Attributes

• Detail oriented
• Ability to multitask
• Logical, systematic and methodical approach to work
• Flexible in picking up responsibilities related to legal
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong mediation skills and ability to settle disputes
• Creative and innovative
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure and produce quality work within deadlines set

Specific Requirements

• Own transport
• Clear health record
• Clear credit record
• No criminal record
• Contactable and positive references

We offer Barista produced coffee available all day to all our staff at Claremont.

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45-minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00.
With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 60 000.00 Cost to Company per month. The amount offered will be dependent on qualifications, experience, and other market-related factors.

To see more about Faircape and what we have to offer go and look at our wonderful website - https://faircape.co.za/

To learn more about Faircape, please see below a link to our Magazine -

https://issuu.com/faircape-marketing/docs/issue_17_magazine_layout_convert_pages?fr=sZDM2ODU0MTUzODk
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Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful._

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: R780,000.00 per year